EEX 6759 Transition Planning & Interdisciplinary Teaming for Students with Disabilities Lecture Notes 5/21/11
assigned reading will come as a ‘message’ in yahoo group
all powerpoints will be posted in the ‘files’ section
Class Participation
Prof. Reflection: 2 salient features for each rdg piece- email to prof or hard copy
-What you will use -Why
Electronic Resource File (ERF) (2 post on Yahoo Group for 6 dates)
-2 items for each - title it “ERF 1” and post in MESSAGES
Questions:
rubric for Personal Reflections? (chapter & readings)
Rubric for Personal Statement? (teaching philosophy)
*Work on Electronic Resource File! (ERF)
Notes: What is Transition? – transition as it relates to students -Student Perspective -Parent Perspective -Teacher Perspective Transition per Webster’s:
Passage from one state, stage, subject or place to another…change.
A movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage or style to another.
An abrupt change in energy
Common Definitions: Transition refers to a change in status from behaving primarily as a student to assuming emergent adult roles in the community. –deFur, Todd-Allen, Getzel, 1994 (CEC’s Division on Career Development and Transition)
Halpern (1994)- Father of Transition -Transition should begin no later than age 14.
Halpern (1994), at the invitation of CEC's Division of Career Development and Transition, prepared another conceptual and definitional paper. As a navigational framework for the future, this position paper was subsequently adopted by the Division. Contained in it was the following definition of transition: Transitionrefers to a change in status from behaving primarily as a student to assuming emergent adult roles in the community. These roles include employment, participating in post-secondary education, maintaining a home, becoming appropriately involved in the community, and experiencing satisfactory personal participation and coordination of school programs, adult agency services, and natural supports within the community. The foundations for transition should be laid during the elementary and middle school years, guided by the broad concept of career development. Transition planning should begin no later than age 14, and students should be encouraged, to the full extent of their capabilities, to assume a maximum amount of responsibility for such planning. (Halpern, 1994, p. 117)
Lou Brown 1976 “Criterion of ultimate functioning” -there should be no ceiling of what anyone can do.
Supported Employment- (Paul Wehman) for more significantly cognitively disabled -goal is to be gainfully employed- with salary and environment support (ie. tile guy)
Community-based Training- exposure under supervision of a professional for more significantly cognitively disabled.
EHA Reauthorization- back in before ‘90’s, down syndrome was the biggest are, after mid ‘90’s, it became autism-largest disability with advocacy.
IDEA 2004 Congressional Findings:
Improving educational results
Independent living
Economic self-sufficiency
Transition Requirements- IDEA 2004
Address transition services no later than age 16- state of Florida= 14 yrs old.
Transition IEP must be completed by 16 yrs of age
Goals should be reflected for a year after the IEP.
SPP Indicators Relating to Transition:
Indicator 1 – Graduation Rate (Youth with IEPs who graduate with standard diploma)
Indicator 2 – Drop Out Rate (% of Youth with IEPs dropping out)
Indicator 13 – Secondary Transition
Indicator 14 – Post-school Outcomes- need for students to have TIEP post 1 yr
From Slide 35 Rehabilitation Act Amendements:
Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD)- does not take PDD NOS, Asperger’s (according to the 14 categories) Spina Bifida, Autism, Vocational Rehabilitation- set up for persons with more severe disabilities. ACCEPTS ANY documented disability. (psychiatric, medical, ambulatory) Asperger’s DOES NOT qualify.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)- everyone should be considered for a job. Intent was to end discrimination within the community and workplace
5/21/11
- Class Participation
- Prof. Reflection: 2 salient features for each rdg piece- email to prof or hard copy
-What you will use-Why
- Electronic Resource File (ERF) (2 post on Yahoo Group for 6 dates)
-2 items for each- title it “ERF 1” and post in MESSAGES
Questions:
*Work on Electronic Resource File! (ERF)
Notes:
What is Transition? – transition as it relates to students
-Student Perspective
-Parent Perspective
-Teacher Perspective
Transition per Webster’s:
- Passage from one state, stage, subject or place to another…change.
- A movement, development, or evolution from one form, stage or style to another.
- An abrupt change in energy
Common Definitions:Transition refers to a change in status from behaving primarily as a student to assuming emergent adult roles in the community. –deFur, Todd-Allen, Getzel, 1994 (CEC’s Division on Career Development and Transition)
Halpern (1994)- Father of Transition
-Transition should begin no later than age 14.
Halpern (1994), at the invitation of CEC's Division of Career Development and Transition, prepared another conceptual and definitional paper. As a navigational framework for the future, this position paper was subsequently adopted by the Division. Contained in it was the following definition of transition:
Transition refers to a change in status from behaving primarily as a student to assuming emergent adult roles in the community. These roles include employment, participating in post-secondary education, maintaining a home, becoming appropriately involved in the community, and experiencing satisfactory personal participation and coordination of school programs, adult agency services, and natural supports within the community. The foundations for transition should be laid during the elementary and middle school years, guided by the broad concept of career development. Transition planning should begin no later than age 14, and students should be encouraged, to the full extent of their capabilities, to assume a maximum amount of responsibility for such planning. (Halpern, 1994, p. 117)
Lou Brown 1976 “Criterion of ultimate functioning”
-there should be no ceiling of what anyone can do.
Supported Employment- (Paul Wehman) for more significantly cognitively disabled
-goal is to be gainfully employed- with salary and environment support (ie. tile guy)
Community-based Training- exposure under supervision of a professional for more significantly cognitively disabled.
EHA Reauthorization- back in before ‘90’s, down syndrome was the biggest are, after mid ‘90’s, it became autism-largest disability with advocacy.
IDEA 2004
Congressional Findings:
Transition Requirements- IDEA 2004
SPP Indicators Relating to Transition:
From Slide 35 Rehabilitation Act Amendements:
Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD)- does not take PDD NOS, Asperger’s (according to the 14 categories) Spina Bifida, Autism,
Vocational Rehabilitation- set up for persons with more severe disabilities. ACCEPTS ANY documented disability. (psychiatric, medical, ambulatory) Asperger’s DOES NOT qualify.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)- everyone should be considered for a job.
Intent was to end discrimination within the community and workplace